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"No issues found": Air India concludes inspections on locking mechanism of
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
"Air India has completed precautionary inspections on the locking mechanism of Fuel Control Switch (FCS) on all Boeing 787 and Boeing 737 aircraft in its fleet. Boeing 737 aircraft are part of the fleet of Air India Express, Air India's low cost subsidiary. With this, the two airlines have c
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"Saw 5/2, wasn't sure if it was runs or wickets... then realised five wick
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Recalling how he found out about the score, he said, "When I saw the total overnight, I thought maybe we could manage around 200 runs. Then when I came home and switched on the television, I saw 5/2. I wasn't too sure if it was two wickets down or five wickets down and then when I checked
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"Wall Street Journal seems to know more than any of us in India": Aviation
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Following the Wall Street Journal report on the Air India AI171 crash, aviation expert Sanjay Lazar on Thursday expressed concern over the leak of investigation details in the United States. He pointed out that while the American report claims the flight commander may have switched off the f
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Air India completes fuel control switch inspections on Boeing 787 Fleet; n
Updated : 8 months ago IST
The inspections were conducted in compliance with a directive issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Monday, July 14.
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Fire breaks out at residential building in Hyderabad; 5 rescued
Updated : 8 months ago IST
As per officials, the fire occurred due to a short circuit in the switchboard, bed and TV.
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DGCA asks airlines to conduct fuel switch inspections on Boeing aircraft b
Updated : 8 months ago IST
India's civil aviation regulator, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Monday issued an urgent directive mandating Indian operators of specific Boeing aircraft models to conduct inspections of the engine fuel control switch locking mechanisms by July 21.
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"Fuel switches moved without input, points to possible glitch": Federation
Updated : 8 months ago IST
President of the Federation of Indian Pilots, Charanvir Singh Randhawa raised serious concerns over the preliminary investigation report released by the AAIB, regarding the Air India plane crash on June 12. He questioned the absence of clarity on key cockpit decisions and pointed to possible
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CVR recording establishes that pilots didn't turn off fuel switches: Aviat
Updated : 8 months ago IST
"It is a fact-finding report, and it has put some rumours to rest. CVR recording has clearly established that the pilots did not turn off fuel switches. A technical malfunction seems more likely. We should congratulate the Civil Aviation Minister and the Indian government for deciding to con
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Deployment of RAT indicates engine failure: Commercial Pilot Rajiv Pratap
Updated : 8 months ago IST
"This automatically happens in an aircraft when there is a twin-engine failure. So this, as indicated in the report, has happened, and both the initial stages of APU have started, and the RAT has deployed, so it indicates the engine failure has taken... When you start losing the aircraft, th
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"Pilots did everything right": Captain Umang N Jani on AI 171's crash repo
Updated : 8 months ago IST
"The pilot did everything right. It is part of the training that when engines fail, you attempt to restart them. The report also suggests that the fuel switch is in the run position. This aircraft has an FADEC (Full Authority Digital Engine Control) system in place. When you start the engine
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Raises more questions than answers: Aviation expert on Air India crash pre
Updated : 8 months ago IST
"The AAIB report raises more questions than it answers. There are a lot of gaps, which might be filled once the investigation goes further. However, I've had a few issues. How was the US media alerted three days ago? Everyone carried it out, and something does seem correct here. The AAIB sho
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"No stone should be left unturned,": Aviation safety firm's CEO on AI 171'
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Martin said that one should wait for the full report to come out, but questioned certain aspects of the preliminary report which suggested pilot error, saying that it is "highly unlikely that any pilot, especially during take-off would want to meddle or fiddle around with switches behind the
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